The Health Official Who Just Might Stand Up to RFK Jr.
Marty Makary could have an impossible job as FDA commissioner.
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Noam Galai / Getty Trump’s Cheat Code for Thinning Out the Health Agencies
It’s not just layoffs that are leading to a brain drain.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Steve Allen / Alamy; Vespasian / Alamy; Food Collection / Alamy. Spared by DOGE—For Now
America’s first line of defense against public-health threats is hanging in the balance.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. RFK Jr. Won. Now What?
America’s health is in the hands of an anti-vaccine conspiracist.
Ting Shen / Bloomberg / Getty What Happens When Bird Flu Gets Worse?
Most of Trump’s health picks are uninterested in using most of the tools that can limit the spread of infectious disease.
Ronaldo Silva / NurPhoto / Getty The Doctor Who Let RFK Jr. Through
The opposition folds.
Alex Wroblewski / AFP / Getty If RFK Jr. Loses
The “Make America Healthy Again” movement doesn’t hinge on his confirmation.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Mario Tama / Getty; Taek-sang Jeong / Getty. This Is About More Than RFK Jr.
A day for pseudoscience in Congress
Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic. Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty. America Just Kinda, Sorta Banned Cigarettes
A new rule by the FDA could change smoking as we know it.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Public Health Can’t Stop Making the Same Nutrition Mistake
Telling Americans what food is healthy doesn’t mean they will listen.
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